GRMT 102 SC - Poetry of the Revolution: The Manifesto
As consumers of modern culture’s artifacts—paintings, architecture, movies, literature—we tend to be unaware that most artistic and political movements originated in one very specific idea. Em-bodying the quintessentially modern claim to nothing less than the capacity to change the world, the manifesto has captured the urgency of this idea for almost 200 years.
Beginning with the modern era’s archetypical manifesteers, Marx and Engels, this class explores proclamations by the abolitionist movement, Italian Futurists, and Riot Grrrl punk rockers. We will discuss declarations by women’s suffrage activists, Bauhaus architects, the Chicanx Student Movement, Soviet filmmakers, and many other manifestos.
Offered: Occasionally
Please refer to the course schedule on the Scripps Portal for current course offerings and details.
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